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.\"     Title: ostree cat
.\"    Author: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
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.\"      Date: 09/22/2024
.\"    Manual: ostree cat
.\"    Source: OSTree
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "OSTREE CAT" "1" "" "OSTree" "ostree cat"
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.SH "NAME"
ostree-cat \- Display or concatenate contents of files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBostree\ cat\fR\ 'u
\fBostree cat\fR {COMMIT} {PATH...}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This command functions much like the typical Unix "cat" command, in that it displays the contents of a file, or concatenates them given two or more files\&. However, this command requires the user to specify a commit \- a checksum or refspec corresponding to a given build\&. If you use a refspec, OSTree will refer to the most recent commit, unless you specify a parent build using the carat (^) at the end of the refspec\&. It will then operate the command in that given commit\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fB$ ostree cat my\-branch helloworld\&.txt\fR
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
        Hello, world!
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}